Robert, Yes I think that all the GNAT specific packages should not be available to the programmers. If private package are implementable for every cases that's fine or maybe a pragma that says 'this_is_gnat_specific_package_that_you_can_not_use' and forbid GNAT to with theses packages. In the later case you'll need a switch to build GNAT of cource :-) Only the standard package should be 'withable'. Pascal. -- --|------------------------------------------------------------ --| Pascal Obry Team-Ada Member | --| | --| EDF-DER-IPN-SID- Ing�nierie des Syst�mes d'Informations | --| | --| Bureau G1-010 e-mail: p.obry@der.edfgdf.fr | --| 1 Av G�n�ral de Gaulle voice : +33-1-47.65.50.91 | --| 92141 Clamart CEDEX fax : +33-1-47.65.50.07 | --| FRANCE | --|------------------------------------------------------------ --| --| http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pascal_obry --| --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination"